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Acronyms

AAG Associate Attorney General

AAMVA American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

AAR Association of American Railroads

ABA American Bar Association

ACA American Correctional Association

ACJA American Criminal Justice Association

ACLU American Civil Liberties Union

ACTIC Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center

ADA Assistant District Attorney (or Americans with Disabilities Act)

ADG Applications Development Group

ADNET-U Anti-Drug Network-Unclassified

AES Advanced Encryption Standard

AFB Air Force Base

AFIS Automated Fingerprint Identification System

AFOSI U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations

AG Attorney General

AIS Automatic Identification System (operated by the SLSDC)

AJA American Jail Association or American Judges Association

Amcrin American Criminal Investigators Network

ANSI American National Standards Institute

APB Advisory Policy Board or All Points Bulletin

APPA American Probation and Parole Association

ARJIS Automated Regional Justice Information System

ASCA Association of State Correctional Administrators

ASCIA Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies

ASCLD American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors

ASRS Aviation Safety Reporting System

ASUCRP Association of State Uniform Crime Reporting Programs

ATAC Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council

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ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

ATIX Automated Trusted Information Exchange

ATTF Anti-Terrorism Task Force (FBI)

AUSA Assistant U.S. Attorney

AVL Automated Vehicle Location System

BAC Blood Alcohol Content

BATFE Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

BATS Bomb and Arson Tracking System

BCA Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

BCI Bureau of Criminal Investigation

BI Bureau of Investigation

BIS Business Intelligence System

BIT Borough Intelligence Team (NYPD)

BJA Bureau of Justice Assistance

BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics

BLM Bureau of Land Management

BOP Federal Bureau of Prisons

BPR Business Process Reengineering

BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics

BVP Bulletproof Vest Program

CAD Computer-Aided Dispatch

CALEA Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies

CapWIN Capital Wireless Integrated Network

CATIC California Anti-Terrorism Information Center

CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection

CBR Chemical, Biological, Radiological

CCA Central Coordinating Agency (LEIN)

CCH Computerized Criminal Histories

CCIP Counterterrorism Collaboration Interoperability Project

CCIPS Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (DOJ)

CDAT Columbia Data Analysis Team

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CDC Centers for Disease Control

CDICG Counterdrug Intelligence Coordinating Group

CDL Commercial Drivers License

CDU Community Defense Unit: Regional Multiagency Task Force

CDX Counterdrug Intelligence Executive Secretariat

CenTF Center for Task Force Training

CEO Chief Executive Officer

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CHRI Criminal History Record Information

CI Confidential Informant (or Criminal Intelligence or Counter Intelligence)

CIA Central Intelligence Agency

CIB Criminal Intelligence Bureau

CICC Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council

CICE Criminal Intelligence for the Chief Executive

CID Criminal Investigation Division or Criminal Investigation Command

CIMS Critical Infrastructure Management System

CIO Chief Information Officer

CIP Critical Infrastructure Protection

CIPS Criminal Information Pointer System

CISA Criminal Information Sharing Alliance

CISAnet Criminal Information Sharing Alliance Network

CISOP Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policy

CITCS Criminal Intelligence Training Coordination Strategy

CJIS Criminal Justice Information Services

CJNet Criminal Justice Network

CLEAN Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network

CLEAR Citizen and Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting System

CLEMIS Courts and Law Enforcement Management Information System

CLERIS Computerized Law Enforcement Reporting and Information System

CLETS California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System

CLSS Clandestine Laboratory Seizure System

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CNYLEADS Central New York Law Enforcement Analysis Database System

COBIJA An interdiction initiative in the Southwest (Spanish word for blanket)

CODES Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System

CODIS Combined DNA Index System

COG Pawn Council of Governments Pawn Database

COI Community of Interest

COMET Combined Ozarks Multijurisdictional Enforcement Team

COMINT Communications Intelligence

ConOps Concept of Operations

COO Chief Operating Officer

COOP Continuity of Operations Plan

COP Community Oriented Policing

COPLINK COPLINK

COPS Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

CORI Criminal Offender Record Information

COSCA Conference of State Court Administrators

COT Committee on Terrorism (Intelligence Subcommittee)

CPIC Canadian Police Information Center

CPS Certification Practice Statement

CriMNet Crime Net (MN – Minnesota)

CRISP Comprehensive Regional Information Sharing Project

CSI Center for the Study of Intelligence

CSOM Center for Sex Offender Management

CSS Central Security Service

CST Civil Support Team

CT Counterterrorism

CTA Corrections Technology Association

CTAC Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center

CTC Counterterrorist Center (CIA)

CTD Counterterrorism Division (FBI)

CTG Center for Technology in Government

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CTR Currency Transaction Report

CTTRLE Counter-Terrorism Training and Resources for Law Enforcement Web site

CTTWG Counter-Terrorism Training Coordination Working Group

CUI Controlled Unclassified Information

DA District Attorney

DAG Deputy Attorney General

DAMIS Drug and Alcohol Management Information System

DARE Drug Abuse Resistance Education

DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DCI Division of Criminal Investigation (or Director of Central Intelligence)

DCID Director of Central Intelligence Directive

DEA U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

DELJIS Delaware Justice Information System

DES Data Encryption Standard

DFO Designated Federal Officer

DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DHHS United States Department of Health and Human Services

DHS U.S. Department of Homeland Security (or Defense HUMINT Service)

DIA Defense Intelligence Agency

DIAC Delaware Information Analysis Center

DISA Defense Information Systems Agency

DLN Driver’s License Number

DNI Director of National Intelligence

DNI-U Director of National Intelligence-Unclassified

DNR Department of Natural Resources

DOB Date of Birth

DOC Department of Corrections (or U.S. Department of Commerce)

DOCEX Document Exploitation

DoD U.S. Department of Defense

DOJ U.S. Department of Justice

DOL U.S. Department of Labor

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DOR Department of Revenue

DOS U.S. Department of State

DPS Department of Public Safety

EAD-I Executive Assistant Director for Intelligence (FBI)

EAP Electronic Authentication Partnership

EDI Electronic Data Interchange

EDL Electronic Document Library

EFS ISAC Emergency Fire Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center

EFTS Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification

EMS Emergency Medical Services

EOUSA Executive Office for United States Attorneys

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

EPIC El Paso Intelligence Center

ESP EPIC Systems Portal

Europol European Law Enforcement Organisation

FAA Federal Aviation Administration

FACTS Factual Analysis Criminal Threat Solution

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

FARS Fatality Analysis Reporting System

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBI CJIS FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division

FBOP Federal Bureau of Prisons

FCG Fusion Center Guidelines

FCR Federal Crime Reporting

FD Field Division

FEA Federal Enterprise Architecture

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

FHWA Federal Highway Administration

FIAT Foundations of Intelligence Analysis Training

FIG Field Intelligence Group (FBI)

FinCEN Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

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FIP Fair Information Practices

FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards

FIR Field Interview Report

FJSRC Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center

FLEAT Federal Law Enforcement Analysts Training

FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

FNU First Name Unknown

FOIA Freedom of Information Act

FOUO ―For Official Use Only‖ information handling caveat

FPS Federal Protective Service

FRA Federal Railroad Administration

FTA Federal Transit Administration

FTC Federal Trade Commission

G.R.E.A.T. Gang Resistance Education And Training

GAC Global Advisory Committee

GANG Georgia Air National Guard

GAO Government Accountability Office

GAU Group Analysis Unit

GCIC Georgia Crime Information Center

GCIP General Counterdrug Intelligence Plan

GESC Global Executive Steering Committee

GFIPM Global Federated Identity Privilege Management

GHSAC Governors Homeland Security Advisory Council

GHSTF Georgia Homeland Security Task Force

GIS Geographic Information Systems

GISAC Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center

GISI Gateway Information Sharing Initiative

GISWG Global Infrastructure/Standards Working Group

GIWG Global Intelligence Working Group

GJXDM Global Justice XML Data Model

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Global Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative

Global JXDD Global Justice XML Data Dictionary

Global JXDM Global Justice XML Data Model

GMS Grants Management System

GPIQWG Global Privacy and Information Quality Working Group

GPS Global Positioning System

GRASP Ground Reaction and Self Protection

GREAT Gang Resistance Education and Training

GSA General Services Administration

GSAC Global Security Architecture Committee

GSWG Global Security Working Group

GTRI Georgia Tech Research Institute

GTTAC GJXDM Training and Technical Assistance Committee

GXSTF Global XML Structure Task Force

HAZMAT Hazardous Material

HIDTA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas

HIDTA DIG HIDTA’s Digital Information Gateway

HIFCA High Intensity Financial Crime Area

HIP HIDTA’s Internet Pointer Index

HLSEM Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (LETPP)

HMEP Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness

HMR Hazardous Materials Regulations

HMT-SALE Hazardous Materials Transportation State and Local Education

HP Highway Patrol

HSAC Homeland Security Advisory Council

HSGP Homeland Security Grant Program

HSIN Homeland Security Information Network

HSIN-CI Homeland Security Information Network-Critical Infrastructure

HSOC Homeland Security Operations Center

HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive

HTML HyperText Markup Language—―language‖ used for standard Web pages

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HUMINT Human Intelligence

IA Information Assurance (IC)

IACA International Association of Crime Analysts

IACIS International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists

IACLEA International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators

IACP International Association of Chiefs of Police

IADLEST International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and

Training

IAFC International Association of Fire Chiefs

IAFCI International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators

IAFIS Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System

IAIP Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection

IALEIA International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts

IAP Infrastructure Advisory Panel

IBET Integrated Border Enforcement Teams

IBR Incident-Based Reporting

IC U.S. Intelligence Community

IC3 Internet Crime Complaint Center

ICAT Intelligence Collection and Analysis Team

ICE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

ICJIS Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems

I-CLEAR Illinois Citizen and Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting System

ICSIS Intelligence Community System for Information Sharing

IDW Investigative Data Warehouse

IED Improvised Explosive Device

IEM Information Exchange Model

IEMA Illinois Emergency Management Agency

III Interstate Identification Index

IIMG Interagency Incident Management Group (DHS)

IIR Institute for Intergovernmental Research (or Intelligence Information Report)

IISNET Intelligence Information System Network (FBI . . . . dated)

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IJIS Integrated Justice Information Systems

ILEIN Illinois Law Enforcement Intelligence Network

ILP Intelligence-Led Policing

IM Instant Messaging

IMINT Imagery Intelligence

INL Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (DOS)

INR Bureau of Intelligence and Research (DOS)

INSCOM U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command

INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization

IOG Intranet Operations Group

IOMGIA International Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association

IP Internet Protocol

IRS Internal Revenue Service

IRTPA Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004

ISAC Information Sharing and Analysis Center

ISC Investigative Support Centers (HIDTA)

ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network

ISE Information Sharing Environment

ISI Information Sharing Initiative

ISN Information Systems Network

ISP Internet Service Provider (or Illinois State Police)

IT Information Technology

ITACG Interagency Threat Assessment Coordination Group

ITCWG Intelligence Training Coordination Working Group

ITEP Information Technology and Evaluation Program

ITS Institute for Telecommunication Sciences

ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems

JABA Joint Automated Booking Station

JAG Judge Advocate General or Justice Assistance Grant Program

JCON Justice Consolidated Office Network

JIATF Joint Interagency Task Force (DHS) (also a joint law enforcement/military

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counterdrug activity

JIC Justice Information Center

JICC Joint Information Coordination Center (or Justice Intelligence Coordinating

Council)

JIEM Justice Information Exchange Model

JISP Justice Information Sharing Professionals

JITF-CT Joint Intelligence Task Force-Combating Terrorism

JMD Justice Management Division

JNET Pennsylvania Justice Network

J-Net Justice Network

JRIES Joint Regional Information Exchange System

JRSA Justice Research and Statistics Association

JSC Justice Standards Clearinghouse for Information Sharing

JTTF Joint Terrorism Task Force (FBI)

JUSTIS Justice Information System

JWICS Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System

KBI Kansas Bureau of Investigation

LA-ICJIS Louisiana Integrated Criminal Justice Information System

LAN Local Area Network

LAS Language Analysis Systems

LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

LEA Law Enforcement Agency

LEADS Law Enforcement Agencies Data System

LECC Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee

LEIM Law Enforcement Intelligence Model

LEIN Law Enforcement Intelligence Network

LEIS Law Enforcement Information Sharing Strategy

LEISP Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program

LEITSC Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council

LEIU Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit

LEO Law Enforcement Online

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LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee

LES Law Enforcement Sensitive—information handling caveat

LETPP Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program

LInX Law Enforcement Information Exchange

LKA Last Known Address

LLEBG Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program

LLIS Lessons Learned Information Sharing

LNU Last Name Unknown

LOVs List of Values

LPR License Plate Reader

LSTLE Local, State, and Tribal Law Enforcement

MAGLOCLEN Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network

MARAD Maritime Administration

MATRIX Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange

MC Motor Carrier

MCC Major Cities Chiefs Association

MCSA Major County Sheriffs’ Association

MCMIS Motor Carrier Management Information System

MDC/MDT Mobile Data Computer or Terminal

MEG Municipal Enforcement Group

MEGADA Municipal Enforcement Group Against Drug Abuse

MIS Multi-agency Information Sharing Initiative (Not deployed as of 7/13/04)

MNI Master Name Index

MOCIC Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center

MSHP Missouri State Highway Patrol

MoSPIN Missouri Statewide Police Intelligence Network

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MTI Master Telephone Index

MULES Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System

NAA National Afterschool Association

NAAG National Association of Attorneys General

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NABI National Association of Bunco Investigators

NACIC National Counterintelligence Information Center

NACIO National Association of County Information Officers

NACM National Association for Court Management

NACOP National Association of Chiefs of Police

NADCP National Association of Drug Court Professionals

NADDIS Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Information System (DEA database)

NAESP National Association of Elementary School Principals

NAFI National Association of Fraud Investigators

NAGIA National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations

NAJIS National Association for Justice Information Systems

NARA U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

NAS National Alert System

NASAR National Association for Search and Rescue

NASCIO National Association of State Chief Information Officers

NASJE National Association of State Judicial Educators

NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals

NATIA National Technical Investigators’ Association

NCACC National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks

NCC National Counterterrorism Center

NCHIP National Criminal History Improvement Program

NCIC National Crime Information Center

NCIRC National Criminal Intelligence Resource Center

NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service (or National Criminal Intelligence

Service − UK)

NCISP National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan

NCIX National Counterintelligence Executive

NCJA National Criminal Justice Association

NCJJ National Center for Juvenile Justice

NCJRS National Criminal Justice Reference Service

NCMEC National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

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NCPC National Crime Prevention Council

NCPJ National College of Probate Judges

NCS National Communications System

NCSC National Center for State Courts

NCSL National Conference of State Legislatures

NCTC National Counterterrorism Center

N-DEx National Data Exchange (FBI)

NDIC National Drug Intelligence Center

NDPIX National Drug Pointer Index

NDR Naming and Design Rules

NDSS National Drug Seizure System

NESPIN New England State Police Information Network

NFCCG National Fusion Center Coordinating Group

NFF National Fingerprint File

NFIC National Fraud Information Center

NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (or National Governors Association)

NGB National Guard Bureau

NGIC National Gang Intelligence Center

NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NIBRS National Incident-Based Reporting System

NIC National Intelligence Council (or National Institute of Corrections)

NICB National Insurance Crime Bureau

NICC National Infrastructure Coordinating Center

NICI National Interagency Civil-Military Institute

NICS National Instant Criminal Background Check System

NID National Intelligence Director

NIEM National Information Exchange Model

NIJ National Institute of Justice

NIJC National Indian Justice Center

NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency

NIMS National Incident Management System

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NIPF National Intelligence Priorities Framework

NIPRNET Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network

NISS National Information Sharing Strategy

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology

NJTTF National Joint Terrorism Task Force

NLECTC National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center

NLETC National Law Enforcement Training Center

Nlets Nlets—The International Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing

Network

NMI No Middle Initial

NNOAC National Narcotic Officers’ Associations’ Coalition

NOBLE National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives

NOFORN Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals

NORTHCOM U.S. Northern Command (U.S. Military Command responsible for Homeland

Security)

NRIG Northeast Region Intelligence Group

NRL Name Reference Library

NRP National Response Plan

NSA National Sheriffs’ Association (or National Security Agency)

NSBA National School Boards Association

NSC National Security Council (Executive Office of the President)

NSG National System for Geospatial-Intelligence

NSOPR National Sex Offender Public Registry

NSOPW National Sex Offender Public Website

NSOR National Sex Offender Registry

NSS National Standards Strategy for the United States

NTAC National Threat Assessment Center (U.S. Secret Service) (Not operational as

yet)

NTD National Transit Database

NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration

NTL National Transportation Library

NTSB National Transportation Safety Board

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NVPS National Virtual Pointer System

NW3C National White Collar Crime Center

NWWARN NorthWest Warning, Alert & Response Network

NYGC National Youth Gang Center

NYPD CTB New York Police Department Counter Terrorism Bureau

NYSIC New York State Intelligence Center

NYSP New York State Police

OASIS Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards

OCA Office of Court Administration

OCDETF Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force

ODCP Office of Drug Control Policy

ODNI Office of the Director of National Intelligence

ODP Office for Domestic Preparedness

OEM Office of Emergency Management

OHMS Office of Hazardous Materials Safety

OIC Officer in Charge

OIG Office of Inspector General

OIP Office of Information and Privacy (DOJ)

OIT Office of Information Technology

OJJDP Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

OJP Office of Justice Programs

OLLEISN Ohio Local Law Enforcement Information Sharing Network

OLN Operator License Number

OMB Office of Management and Budget

OMG Outlaw Motorcycle Gang

ONCIX Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive

ONDCP Office of National Drug Control Policy

OpenNet Plus A sensitive but unclassified system (DOS)

OPM Office of Personnel Management

OPSEC Operations (or Operational) Security

ORCON Originator (Originating agency) Controlled Classified Control Marking for

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CIA Intelligence

OREIS Operation Respond Emergency Information System

ORI Originating Agency Identifier (also Operation Respond Institute)

OSIN Oregon State Information Network

OSIS Open Source Information System (This is now the DNI-U)

PACE Practical Applications of Communication Equipment (MOCIC)

PART Program Assessment Rating Tool

PBIED Personal-Borne IED

PCII Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (DHS program)

PD Police Department

PDC Project Development Council

PERF Police Executive Research Forum

PHA-JAX Protect Hometown America-Jacksonville

PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

PIMS Photo Imaging Management System

PIVA Participant Identification and Verification Authorization

PKI Public Key Infrastructure

PM-ISE Office of the Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment

POB Place of Birth

POC Point of Contact

PPN Passport Number

PSN Project Safe Neighborhoods

PSP Pennsylvania State Police

PTTR President’s Terrorist Threat Report

R&D Research and Development

RAC Resident Agent in Charge

RAID Real-Time Analytical Intelligence Database

RAIN Regional Automated Information Network (or Regional Alliance for

Information Networking; or Regional Access Information Network)

RAINS Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network Security

RAND Random Access to Nlets Data

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RCIC Rockland County Intelligence Center

RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police

RCPI Regional Community Policing Institute (of COPS)

RCW Revised Code of Washington

R-DEx Regional Data Exchange (FBI)

REJIS Regional Justice Information Service

RFI Request for Information

RFP Request for Proposal

RICO Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

RISS Regional Information Sharing Systems

RISSafe RISS Officer Safety Event Deconfliction System

RISS ATIX RISS Automated Trusted Information Exchange

RISS DES RISS Data Exchange Specification

RISSNET Regional Information Sharing Systems secure intranet

RISS OIT ADG RISS Office of Information Technology Applications Development Group

RISS OIT IOG RISS Office of Information Technology Intranet Operations Group

RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration

RMIN Rocky Mountain Information Network

RMS Records Management System

ROCIC Regional Organized Crime Information Center

RQTM Requirements Qualification Traceability Matrix

RSS Really Simple Syndication

RTI Regional Technology Integration (DHS)

RTTAC Regional Terrorism Threat Assessment Center

RTTF Regional Terrorism Task Force (FBI)

SA Special Agent

SAA State Administering Agency

SAC Special Agent in Charge

SAIC Special Agent in Charge

SAML Security Assertion Markup Language

San Diego NIN San Diego Narcotics Information Network

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SAR Suspicious Activity Report

SBU Sensitive But Unclassified

SCAAP State Criminal Alien Assistance Program

SCI (Top Secret) Sensitive Compartmented Information

SCIC State Crime Information Center

SCIF Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility

SCION SCI Operational Network

SEARCH The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics

SEOC State Emergency Operations Center

SES Senior Executive Service

SID State Identification Number

SIG Special Interest Group

SIGINT Signals Intelligence (IC)

SIM Secure Instant Messaging

SIN-OK State Intelligence Network-Oklahoma

SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network

SLATT State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training

SLIC St. Louis Intelligence Center

SLSDC Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

SLTLE State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement

SMART Supervision Management and Recidivism Tracking (also Supervision and

Management Automated Record Tracking System)

SME Subject-Matter Expert

SNARE Statewide Narcotics Apprehension and Reporting Effort

SOA Service-Oriented Architecture

SOB Special Operations Bureau

SOS Secretary of State

SPIN Statewide Police Intelligence Network

SPPADS State and Provincial Police Academy Directors Section

SPU Special Projects Unit

SQL Structured Query Language

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S.R.F.E.R.S. State, Regional, and Federal Enterprise Retrieval System

SSA Senior Special Agent (or Supervisory Special Agent)

SSGT Schema Subset Generation Tool

SSL Secure Socket Layer

SSN Social Security Number

STB Surface Transportation Board

STIC Statewide Terrorism Intelligence Center (―STICing Together‖)

SWBPI Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative

SWBSADIS Southwest Border States Anti-Drug Information System

SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

TA Technical Assistance

TCL Targeted Capabilities List (ODP/DHS)

TC Project Trusted Credential Project

TCP Transmission Control Protocol or Trusted Credential Project

TECS Treasury Enforcement Communications System

TEW Group Terrorism Early Warning Group

TIA Total Information Awareness (dated)

TIGTA U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

TRS Terrorism Research Specialist (STIC)

TS Top Secret

TSA Transportation Security Administration

TSC Terrorist Screening Center

TS/SCI Top Secret/Special Compartmented Intelligence

TTIC Terrorist Threat Integration Center

TUACAN Tampa Urban Area COPLINK Analytic Network

UASI Urban Area Security Initiative

UCC Uniform Commercial Code

UCR Uniform Crime Report or Reporting

UDECS Unified Drug Enforcement Coordination System

ULEIN Utah Law Enforcement Information Network

UNYRIC Upstate New York Regional Intelligence Center (Now known as NYSIC)

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URL Uniform Resource Locator

URN Uniform Resource Name

USA United States Attorney (or United States of America)

USA PATRIOT

Act

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required

to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001

USAI United States Army Intelligence

USAO United States Attorney’s Office

USBP United States Border Patrol

USC U.S. Currency, U.S. Citizen, or United States Code

US-CERT United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (DHS)

USCG United States Coast Guard

USCIS United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

USDA United States Department of Agriculture

USMS United States Marshals Service

USNCB U.S. National Central Bureau (of INTERPOL)

USNORTHCOM U.S. Northern Command (U.S. Military Command responsible for Homeland

Security)

USPIS United States Postal Inspection Service

USPS United States Postal Service

USSS United States Secret Service or United States Standards Strategy

VBIEDs Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices

VDE Virtual Directory Engine

VGTOF Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File

VICAP Violent Criminal Apprehension Program

VLV Very Lightweight Visualization

VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol

VPN Virtual Private Network

W3C World Wide Web Consortium

WACII Washington State Criminal Intelligence Index

WAJAC Washington Joint Analytical Center (FBI)

WAN Wide Area Network

WASPC Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs

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WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction

WSIN Western States Information Network

XML Extensible Markup Language